High-speed lines will double traffic capacity: Italy's developing mixed-traffic high-speed network is central to the objective to transform the national railway into a high-capacity network - Italy: High Speed

International Railway Journal, Dec, 2002 by Mike Knutton

The rest of the proposed network is still at the planning stage. The 142km Milan-Verona section is at the drafting stage. The 24km Padua-Mestre section of the 112km Verona-Venice section has been approved. The remainder, which will run almost entirely alongside the existing line, is at the drafting stage. The line from Milan to Venice is due to open in 2010.

The first section of the connection from Genoa to Milan, between Genoa and Novi Ligure is at the final drafting stage and TAV hopes to start work in 2004. "There are several route options between Novi Ligure and Milan but we hope to have the line completed by 2010," Nicci said.

TRAINS/DAY IN TURN-MILAN-ROME-NAPLES CORRIDOR

                                        Current Capacity
                                        (Existing Lines)
                               Passenger   Passenger   Freight
                                 Long-
Section                        distance    Regional

Turin--Milan                       24         84         75
Milan-Bologna                     105         65         85
Bologna-Florence                  106         23         52
Florence-Rome                     124         84         45
 (slow & Direttissima Line)
Rome-Naples                        98        158         90
 (via Formia and via Cassino)

                                                Capacity With
                                                  New Lines
                               Total      Passenger  Passenger  Freight
                                            Long-
Section                                   distance   Regional

Turin--Milan                    183           80        116        90
Milan-Bologna                   255          188         82       201
Bologna-Florence                181          208         66       102
Florence-Rome                   253          190        167        83
 (slow & Direttissima Line)
Rome-Naples                     346          144        238       134
 (via Formia and via Cassino)


                                                % increases
                               Total     Passenger  Freight   Total

Section

Turin--Milan                    286          81        20      56
Milan-Bologna                   471          59       136      85
Bologna-Florence                376         112        96     108
Florence-Rome                   440          72        84      74
 (slow & Direttissima Line)
Rome-Naples                     516          49        49      49
 (via Formia and via Cassino)

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